STACS DNA Software Selected by Oakland County Sheriff's Office for New DNA Lab

STACS-CW Enterprise a key part of new fully-automated forensic biology laboratory

Oakland County Sheriff's Office has selected STACS-CW Enterprise for its new state-of-the art DNA laboratory.

"I've always been a big fan of STACS," said Dorothy Catella, DNA Biology Lab Supervisor and Technical Lead at the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, located northwest of Detroit, Michigan. In 2005, when she was the DNA Technical Leader at the Michigan State Police's CODIS Unit, Dorothy selected and implemented STACS-DB software. This previous experience as a STACS DNA customer made the decision to implement STACS-CW software at the new Oakland County lab much easier.

"We are very excited to have STACS technology at the Sheriff's Office," said Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard. "This is another key component to our Forensic Laboratory that will make us a top-notch facility in the state of Michigan."

The new biology lab is an expansion of the existing forensics lab which performs firearms, latent prints, drug chemistry and toxicology testing. Once operational, the fully-automated DNA lab will allow Oakland County to process samples locally rather than sending them to Michigan State Police. The lab is seeking international accreditation and is expected to begin operations in the spring of 2016.